• Current Info
    • PSP WeatherUnderground
    • Events in Virginia State Parks
    • Poca Go! race
    • Park After Dark
    • Pocahontas Premiers
    • VSP Adventure Series
    • Hike with Your Hound
  • About Us
    • About the Friends.....
    • News Releases
    • Officers
    • Meetings
    • Donate / Support
  • Our Park
    • Location
    • CCC Cabin Preservation >
      • CCC Cabin Work Week >
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2020
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2019
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2018 >
          • Cabin Work Week 2018 Volunteers
      • CCC Group Cabin Stabliization Financial Contributors >
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2018 Preservation Virginia Pitch Winner
    • The Native Plant Garden
    • Pocahontas Park Web Site
    • Mountain Bike Trail Info >
      • Trail Maps
      • Night Mountain Biking
      • Trail Safety
  • Volunteering
    • Volunteer Benefits
    • Meet-Up Events
    • Volunteer Orientation Information
    • Volunteer Awards
  • Blogs
    • The Naturalist
    • Ride Center News
    • Trail Talk
    • Volunteer Blog
    • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Partners
    • Virginia Master Naturalists
    • DCR
    • IMBA
    • Paralyzed Veterans of America
    • RVA MORE
    • Ride Kore
    • Virginia State Parks
  • Follow Us
    • FoPSP Facebook
    • FoPSP Twitter
    • FoPSP Instagram
    • FoPSP Meetup
    • Trail Boss Twitter
    Friends of Pocahontas State Park
  • Current Info
    • PSP WeatherUnderground
    • Events in Virginia State Parks
    • Poca Go! race
    • Park After Dark
    • Pocahontas Premiers
    • VSP Adventure Series
    • Hike with Your Hound
  • About Us
    • About the Friends.....
    • News Releases
    • Officers
    • Meetings
    • Donate / Support
  • Our Park
    • Location
    • CCC Cabin Preservation >
      • CCC Cabin Work Week >
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2020
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2019
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2018 >
          • Cabin Work Week 2018 Volunteers
      • CCC Group Cabin Stabliization Financial Contributors >
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2018 Preservation Virginia Pitch Winner
    • The Native Plant Garden
    • Pocahontas Park Web Site
    • Mountain Bike Trail Info >
      • Trail Maps
      • Night Mountain Biking
      • Trail Safety
  • Volunteering
    • Volunteer Benefits
    • Meet-Up Events
    • Volunteer Orientation Information
    • Volunteer Awards
  • Blogs
    • The Naturalist
    • Ride Center News
    • Trail Talk
    • Volunteer Blog
    • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Partners
    • Virginia Master Naturalists
    • DCR
    • IMBA
    • Paralyzed Veterans of America
    • RVA MORE
    • Ride Kore
    • Virginia State Parks
  • Follow Us
    • FoPSP Facebook
    • FoPSP Twitter
    • FoPSP Instagram
    • FoPSP Meetup
    • Trail Boss Twitter
Just 20 miles from downtown Richmond, Pocahontas State Park offers boating, picnicking, camping, camping cabins, hiking, and interpretive and environmental education programs. 

Location, location ...

Picture
LOCATION: In Chesterfield County, about 20 miles from Richmond. It's easily accessible from Interstate 95, Route 288 and Route 360. See below for detailed directions.

Its address is 10301 State Park Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832-6355; 
Latitude, 37.373973. Longitude, -77.571782.

Drive Time: 
Northern Virginia: two hours 
Richmond: half an hour 
Tidewater/Norfolk/Virginia Beach: two hours
Roanoke:  three hours
Get Maps
Get Directions

Activities

Picture
The Aquatic Center offers seasonal water-based activities for the entire family. It has a kiddie pool, fountain wet deck, three-foot and five-foot-deep leisure pools, an activity pool and two tubular water slides. Rowboat, paddleboat, kayak and canoe rentals also are available at the 200-acre Swift Creek Lake during the summer. 
The Civilian Conservation Corps Museum, dedicated to the Depression-era workers who helped build the state park system, is one of a handful in the nation. The park's Heritage Center is available for meetings, events and seasonal performances. Group facilities with meeting space and primitive overnight cabins also are available.

Natural Features

Picture
The park's two fishing lakes have crappie, largemouth bass, bluegill and catfish. The park has more than 100 miles of trails throughout 7,925 acres open to hiking, bicycling and horseback riding. 

Park size: 7,950 acres. Swift Creek Lake: 150 acres. Beaver Lake: 24 acres. Camp 7 lake: 7 acres.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
Photo used under Creative Commons from USAG-Humphreys
  • Current Info
    • PSP WeatherUnderground
    • Events in Virginia State Parks
    • Poca Go! race
    • Park After Dark
    • Pocahontas Premiers
    • VSP Adventure Series
    • Hike with Your Hound
  • About Us
    • About the Friends.....
    • News Releases
    • Officers
    • Meetings
    • Donate / Support
  • Our Park
    • Location
    • CCC Cabin Preservation >
      • CCC Cabin Work Week >
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2020
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2019
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2018 >
          • Cabin Work Week 2018 Volunteers
      • CCC Group Cabin Stabliization Financial Contributors >
        • CCC Cabin Work Week 2018 Preservation Virginia Pitch Winner
    • The Native Plant Garden
    • Pocahontas Park Web Site
    • Mountain Bike Trail Info >
      • Trail Maps
      • Night Mountain Biking
      • Trail Safety
  • Volunteering
    • Volunteer Benefits
    • Meet-Up Events
    • Volunteer Orientation Information
    • Volunteer Awards
  • Blogs
    • The Naturalist
    • Ride Center News
    • Trail Talk
    • Volunteer Blog
    • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Partners
    • Virginia Master Naturalists
    • DCR
    • IMBA
    • Paralyzed Veterans of America
    • RVA MORE
    • Ride Kore
    • Virginia State Parks
  • Follow Us
    • FoPSP Facebook
    • FoPSP Twitter
    • FoPSP Instagram
    • FoPSP Meetup
    • Trail Boss Twitter